Garish?! What the heck do you mean "garish"?! There is nothing offensive or tasteless about the likes of Crash, Spyro, Mario 64, Banjo-Kazooie, and others. Old is gold.
@Ippongi_Ryuta: Well, yes. That is the point of gift cards, and it is a good thing. Everything you said is part of the point I was making. I'm not sure what your reason is for including your first statement. I was merely giving an example for a demographic that would have use for a gift card.
@Kane116: No it isn't. Prepaid cards usually charge "activation fees" and gift cards don't. There are also some people, specifically young kids, that don't have a bank account yet. They're also a great way to get around an issue where your card may refuse to go through to make the payment, and you don't know why. You also can't spend cash at a digital storefront.
All a gift card is, is an alternative method to pay. More options is always a good thing and it's never "stupid."
@thecupidstunts: to add to @gotrekfabian 's point, if you aren't aware this game can NOT be played on your own, you have to have a second person to play it. I imagine he doesn't want to spend $70 on a controller with a color he doesn't really want.
@Thanatos2k: FYI, any device that has interchangeable games and was built with the primary purpose to play games is a console. Therefore, the Game Boy/Color/Advance/SP/Micro, Sega Game Gear, Neo Geo Pocket, Bandai Wonderswan, PSP/Go/Vita, DS/3DS, and this new iteration of the Switch are all consoles. These are portable consoles. PS4/X1/Wii U are home consoles, while the first Switch is both a home and portable console. A phone has interchangeable games but is not a console because it's primary purpose is to be used as a phone.
And it's true that same handheld has more features, but this is made for the people that don't care about those extra features. It's ok to have options, you know.
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